New data from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute and the Division of Workers’ Compensation show one in thirteen claims made in California are COVID-19 after the 30% negative test claims …
Applied Underwriters’ and its California Insurance Company affiliate haven’t responded in San Mateo County Superior Court to the state’s rehabilitation plan. In keeping with its scorched earth litigation strategy, as …
A key committee at the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is opting against making any changes to the amount of workers’ comp premium required to trigger the need for a …
Public testimony delivered during Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s workers’ comp rate hearing and subsequently in written comments show wide-ranging opposition to the insurance industry’s proposed six-tier COVID-19 surcharge. The California …
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Steven Gevercer issued a strong rebuke to State Compensation Insurance Fund in rejecting its efforts to force Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and special counsel Bryant Henley, …
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara got an earful from the insurance industry saying rates need to go up by 2.6% next year to pay for COVID-19 claims costs – the first …
The question is, will Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and special counsel Bryant Henley be forced to submit to depositions concerning their representations and intentions during settlement negotiations with the State …